Questionnaire
1. Do you think the world is overpopulated?
a. 
YES b. 
NO
YES b. NO
2. What do you say is the broader cause or driver of the increasingly vast global population?
a. 
Cultural issues
Cultural issues
b. 
Social issues
Social issues
c. 
Economic issues
Economic issues
d. 
Religious issues
Religious issues
3. Cultural issues across the world are important factors that contribute to the overall growth of the world's population. Which cultural elements do you feel ate the most influential in propagating the growth of the global population?
a. 
Polygamous culture
Polygamous culture
b. 
The cultural perspective of children as a form of wealth (the more, the better)
The cultural perspective of children as a form of wealth (the more, the better)
c. 
Cultures that resist the health benefits of contraception
Cultures that resist the health benefits of contraception
d. 
Other types of cultural factors
Other types of cultural factors
4. Nations with different economic power have different rates of population growth. For example, in 2013, Zimbabwe, a poor country in Africa, had a 3% annual change in population while Austria, a relatively prosperous nation, had only 0.8% annual change during the same period. Given such differences in population changes and economic power, do you think economic factors are essential in the analysis of population growth?
a. 
YES b. 
NO
YES b. NO
5. Which is the more important economic factor as relates to changes in population growth?
a. 
Poverty (Poor people are relatively idle and thus spend too much time making babies)
Poverty (Poor people are relatively idle and thus spend too much time making babies)
b. 
Wealth (Rich people have a lot of children because they feel they have a lot of money to support numerous children)
Wealth (Rich people have a lot of children because they feel they have a lot of money to support numerous children)
6. Changes in population, especially upward movements in the total population, have a lot of impact on the world. What are the direst effects of population growth?
a. 
Dwindling resources
Dwindling resources
b. 
Increased global conflict
Increased global conflict
c. 
Environmental degradation
Environmental degradation
d. 
Curtailed personal freedoms
Curtailed personal freedoms
7. Studies have pointed out women empowerment as a potential solution to the problem of world population growth. Do you think it is important as a possible solution to the problem?
a. 
YES b. 
NO
YES b. NO
8. Women empowerment takes various dimensions. What is the most important aspect that can be as a solution to the idea of population growth?
a. 
Economic Empowerment (giving women power to be financially independent)
Economic Empowerment (giving women power to be financially independent)
b. 
Cognitive empowerment (through education and providing them with knowledge)
Cognitive empowerment (through education and providing them with knowledge)
c. 
Social empowerment (providing them social power and equality to men)
Social empowerment (providing them social power and equality to men)
d. 
Psychological empowerment (instilling in them the idea that they can succeed)
Psychological empowerment (instilling in them the idea that they can succeed)
9. Social legislation refers to laws aimed at improving the overall conditions of the society through reform. Do you think social legislation can help in averting the unchecked growth of the global population, especially in currently overpopulated areas?
a. 
YES b. 
NO
YES b. NO
10. What type of laws do you think would greatly benefit the goal of reducing the overall population of the globe?
a. 
Laws ensuring availability of Contraceptives
Laws ensuring availability of Contraceptives
b. 
Laws controlling the number of children per family
Laws controlling the number of children per family
c. 
Laws advocating forced sterilization
Laws advocating forced sterilization
d. 
Laws allowing voluntary abortions
Laws allowing voluntary abortions
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